Adopting a Stream: A Northwest Handbook

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Summary: Answers and Ideas on Stream Rennovation
Review: If you have a stream or creek in your neighborhood that is begging to be rennovated, then this is the book for you. Even if especially written to deal with waterways in the Northwest part of the country, it is packed full of useful information that can be applied to any watershed. The writing is lively, full of descriptions that draw you into wanting to know more, and it reads easily and quickly. The author's style is colorful and inviting, and even if you don't live near a river, stream, or tumbling creek, you will learn a lot about the biology, ecology, and economics about waterways and how we are all impacted by the care or lack of care we have given them. The book is well-organized. It includes sections on the physical requirements of wildlife, stream projects, and even chapters on how to educate the community, which agencies and organizations can lend a hand, national and local legislation, and appendices that make this not only a wonderful book to read, but a field guide on how restore watersheds or "Adopt a Stream."